The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-08

Adjourned.
E. NJ. FoRDE,
City Clerk.
HE state Normal school.
w. II. Caldwell, editor of the Beloit
Courier and who is, also, member of
the board of regents of the State Nor
NAL School, on his return home from a
recent meeting of the board, writes as
follows in regard to the work that is
being done at this institution:
The editor answers at roll call, this
week. Last week he was absent, but
accounted for. On Sunday, the Goth
meeting of the directors of the State
Normal School, and were in that city
nearly all week. IU Was expected that
the board would be called upon to re-
ceive the new addition to the building,
at this meeting, but circumstances
have been such that its completion is
delayed at least one month, and per-
haps longer. All the stone, brick and
carpenter work is done, excepting in
terror finishing, and the roof is on;
plastering was begun, but the intense
cold snap that sprung upon that part
of the country, stopped that kind OF
work, and it became necessary to make
some provision for heating the new adj
dition in order that it might
be pushed on to completion.
Happily this was accomplished
by agreement between the con-
tractor, Mr.. John Hammond. and the
steam heating apparatus and plumbing
contractors, MeSSrS. Sheehan & Jacobs,
so that, doubtless, the entire work will
be finished, as above stated. in four or
five weeks. 1t is badly needed, as the
attendance at the school is greater in
numbers than ever before, and acces-
sions being daily made, SO that, by
Christmas the roll of pupils will con-
tain no less than 500 nameS-unpre-
cedented in the history of any of the
state educational institutions. And,
unless some unforeseen accident occurs,
the board of regents will have the
proud distinction of turning over to
the state indisputably the best and
largest building, for the money apprO-
priated, that has ever been built in
Kansas, and without asking the legis-
lature for one dollar of deficiency. The
legislature appropriated S25 200; out
of which sum there has been erected a
building at least 70 feet square,
as an addition to the old part, four
stories in height, including basement,
the first story of large, heavy stone,
the other three of fine brick; the lum-
Der all first-claSs, and all the workman
ship like the lumber; the Steamboat
ing apparatus and plumbing, including
a new boiler; the architects designs
and specifications and Superintendency,
and all the furniture (which includes
about 600 fine opera chairs) and every
thing to complete the work. The
commonest comment is, How can it be
done And the only answer to that
Interrogation is, 1t has been done !!
The design of the building is very at
tractive, aud the details are compli-
mentary. indeed, to the architects.
Messrs. Hadley & Cooper. We do not
reap any special glory from the matter.
but only claim that its members have
done well in management, and they
selecting two of their number, the
President, Mr.. w. NJ. Rice, editor
of the Ft. Scott Monitor, and the Sec
rotary, Mr.. II. D. Dickson, democratic
postmaster at Neosho Falls, also a
practical printer, as committee to
represent the Board during the progress
of work, who, together with that SUI
perior executive manager, DR.. A. II.
Taylor, President of the Faculty, were
/ faithful and diligent and watched
| everything that went into the con-
| struction of the edifice with interest
and concern, and, taking all things to-
gether, we are safe in saying that it is
a remarkable transaction for the State.
The building is an honor to the State,
standing as an imposing magnificent
monument to the intelligence of he1
people, beautiful structure that at
tracts the attention of everybody, and
in its thorough management by ar
able corpse of teachers, is ranked
among the best in the Union.
| While in EmpOria we had the pleas
ure of meeting senator Plumb, who in
formed US that he had high hopes OF
the complete recovery of his wife from
what was expected to be until quite
recently her fatal illness. The Senator
is in his usual robust health and genia
disposition. He feels quite sanguinC
of the success of the republican party
in '88, and while great admirer o.
Mr.. Blaine, is conservative, and hope:
to see the convention name the Winnel
in calm, business like determination
to go into the field to win. He is i'm
pressed with Mr.. Allison, of Iowa. a.
a talked of candidate for President
while mentioning the names of severa
other prominent gentlemen. He vii
persist in trying to get through con
, gress his biII to break up thu
vice of gambling among army
officers, and also his other bill t.
break up the favoritism that con
signs certain army officers to sof
places for definite periods and leave,
J others as indefinite in places less desir
able. We do not believe that he look
with much favor upon the postal teie
graph project: however, he is open Il
conviction.
At Kansas City last Saturday even
ing. we were surprised by ex-GoV
John z. st. John bustling into the din
ing room and sitting down to suppe
at the table just in front of us. HI
was on his way, to Chicago to make
speech. so he told us, and from Themes
to some other point, and would atten(
the meeting in Topeka about the mid
die of next month, after which h'
would return to California. where hi
family are stopping. His parting
words with us were, well, well, Cox
bless you, old fellow; you republican,
will all be with us in less than foul
years" We asked him, why
are you coming back to us p
He replied, ''No, I'm going,o ant
just in time to catch the train movin;
away. We like that old man, person
ally, but think he has done us enough
damage now to compensate for all tht
meanneSs our party did him, and h
ought to let up.
While in Emporia we also met Hon
Bernard Kelly, who is looming VI
greatly as a possible candidate To-
governor, and if everybody came away
from him as wise as we did, then no
body on earth knows whether he vii
be candidate or not. He is a goO(
man; an eminent preacher of the III. e
Church, and rafting G. A. R. com
rade, now holding the position of chap
lain of the department.